The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-03
TIE kA.IhOADS.

The June earnings Of the Union
Pacific road, now Just abort heurrd
out. show n net increase Of $4,000
compared with the same period les,
year.
NKw YoRK, August civilian II,
0lmasead, on behalf Of the stockholG.
ep OF the Rochester and Pitisburg
railroad, had q receiver appointed
soma time ago. When he applied for
the books the officers Of the company
refused 10 give them up. Today Judge
Cullen. Of the Kings County Supreme
Court, granted an order compelling
the offieers b surrender the books 10
the receiver within ten days.
A RAILWAY journal says: The fall.
ing Of In Legitimate news items con.
corning railway matters which usually
occurs In July aud August makes II
Necessary for the railway reporter and
correspondent 20 draw heavily upon
his Imagination. That the dull season
has begun Ia evident from thu col.
umns oil tpace given In tbs daily pa.
pers 10 tuoh sbsuTditiei On the alleged
scheme Of telegraph operators 10 buy
the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph and
the report that Mr.. Jay Gould ID
his associates have been deirSuded on,
OF 81 0OO.0O by q contractor for rail-
way iiee. D Ter rAllsay news items
equally startling and equally trust
worthy may b. l,ohed for any day for
the pext lew weeks II IL the eea cor.
pent period Of the year
TorEKA, KAs, August 9 Articles
oiincorporation Of the Chicago, 80. Psul
and Kastas Railroad were fled In the
ofIice OF the s creiAry OF State
today. TIE terms oil existence Of
the corporation 10 ninety nine
years; capital ttock, $4,000, 900.
Pusi board OF direc ora will be- COM
posed Of I. W. Pierce, ~ Louis; Ed
ward X Rec, J. X Harris, q. 4.
Hamilton. N. q. Page and q. III.
Gleitler, Of Sa Ina. Kas., aud y. Hsben,
Of Bolton, No. Object Of the corporation
IL 10 construct taiiroaS a. iollowe:
Main llns 10 run from point on north
line Of Siate OF Kan as, on north line
oil Washington or Republic counties
10 point on south line Of State be.
tween east line OF Barber county and
west line OF Meade county. E,ti.
matsd length Of main line, $50 miles.
Three branches are also 20 be con
ttrueted; two OF them are 10 be l0l
miles long aod QUO $50 miles long
One hundred thoutand dollars VA
voted yesterday for the Aichison
Topeka and \ ,nta Fe railroad 10 COM
70 SIcckton. There ave fms prospect
Tor corn la X Ioks county.
TuE ~. PAal Pioneer Press: Messrs
Shepard a Winston, the great rAilroa'
builders Of ~. Paul, arc far surpassinI
even their own unrIvAled record In Ia
rapidly with which they are pushlnI
the Aon,ana extension Of the ~. Pau
Minneapolis aud Manitoba railroad
Ga Saturday evening tho snd Of th
track reached pom, 2ji miles IVES
Of Mlnot, aud by the middle OF mex
week one h,lf OF the distance beiveeI
Mlnot and 0feA, Falls will be fiulshoC
Ga BAlurdy les 40 miles OF mai
track wers laid, bslng the largpl
amount ever Ia q on any railroad 4
one day and from ono end. The 10
lowing IN record Of the last thirt
days:
On Saturday, July te..................... X.
wesk sadihG Saturday, July i6th, sr
dsIs trf .ithla 10 9 feet ~ milsil. ~.
Thirty days ehdlng Iuly i6lh tous 90.
tire dsy lost b. fsial ................-...'.. i0l
These distances far surpsss any pr
vioui record OF track laying from on
end. 10 tbe rapid construction on N
Canadian PAc DC, the highest rtcoi
was On iolloNs;.
Tor one DAY. .......... 3.
fof oss week "a
for noaih o july ISIS thirty one days "
TEnRs HAurE Caste; A Gszst
reporter called on tbs commodore
learn II no still looked fjr tho owe
dow. Sad he; ~ DO not, Of couru
cay for an absalu,o certainty, bu, {
the iBdiosiiong point ~ a very ere
Tiso. ! baie my predictions on mi
Fora long iims we have had no "a
10 fpeak Of, the river has re iohed
lowest ebb. coming within inohus
loiag 40 low 90 10 was In 1871, No,